Colchester County High School for Girls

Getting to and from Colchester County High School for Girls

These routes and maps are suggestions of how you could stop taking the car and swap to cycling, walking, or scooting to school. They don’t show every possible route and you could have fun finding a way that works for you. If you know a safe way that gets you there even quicker, that’s great! Take that route instead

Address

Colchester County High School for Girls

Norman Way

Colchester

Essex

CO3 3US

Heavy traffic zone

Heavy traffic at drop off and pick up times is usual. We recommend avoiding roads within roughly 1000 metres of Colchester County High School for Girls. This includes Crouch Street, Headgate Street, High Street, Lexden Road, Norman Way, Park Road, Southway and the smaller roads attached to them.

From the North East - cycling or walking

High Street via Norman Way (2.2km approx.)

Drop off where High Street meets North Hill. Turn left onto Headgate Street and then turn left onto Crouch Street. Continue onto Lexden Road and then turn left onto Norman Way to reach Colchester County High School.

High Street Road via Church Lane (2.2km approx.)

Drop off where High Street meets North Hill. Turn left onto Headgate Street and then turn left onto Crouch Street. Continue onto Lexden Road and then turn left onto Church Lane. Turn left onto Parsons Hill and then use the public footpath to reach Colchester County High School.

From the South – Walking only

Van Dyke Road via Norman Way (0.9km approx.)

Drop off where Van Dyke Road meets Cotman Road. Use the public footpath and follow through the park and college grounds. Exit the footpath onto Norman Way to reach Colchester County High School.

Van Dyke Road via Park Road 1.1km approx.)

Drop off where Van Dyke Road meets Cotman Road. Use the public footpath and follow through the park and college grounds. Exit the footpath onto Park Road and then turn left onto Norman Way to reach Colchester County High School.

From the North West - cycling or walking

Lexden Road via Norman Way (2.2km approx.)

Drop off where Lexden Road meets Tapwoods. Follow Lexden Road and turn right onto Norman Way to reach Colchester County High School.

Park & Ride

Park & Ride at Colchester could help you on your journey.

Bus routes

Lexden Road, Shrub End Road and Maldon Road are both major bus routes into and out of central Colchester. They and border the school to the north and south. Stops on both roads have waiting shelters and seats. The stops link to villages just outside Colchester like Marks Tey, Layer-de-la-Haye and beyond. High Road and Headgate is a central hub for most bus routes in Colchester and is just a short walk from the school.

Train routes

Colchester County High School is approximately 1.6km’s walk from Colchester Town train station, which provides quick access to the main East Anglian line and places like Manningtree, Witham, Clacton and Harwich-Dovercourt. Greater Anglia offer discounts on train travel for students at some schools.